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GOMEZ,TERRY COUNTY,TEXAS: A NEW METEORITE FIND |
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| Authors: | Paul P. Sipiera James Tarter Carleton B. Moore Bruce D. Dod Ronald A. Johnston |
| Abstract: | The Gomez meteorite, weighing slightly over 47 kg, was found near the town of Gomez, Terry County, Texas (33° 10′53 “N, 102° 24′5” W) prior to 1974. It is a highly weathered, equilibrated L-6 chondrite of composition Fa 26, Fs 23. A large number of chromite grains and possibly partially weathered lawrencite grains were noted. |
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